99--TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY PLASMA DEPOSITION OF METAL IN COMPOSITEPANELS PROCESSING ENABLES FUNCTIONAL DESIGN USING METALS IN COMPOSITES

NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA solicits interest from companiesinterested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market thefollowing technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basisand may include specific fields of use. THE TECHNOLOGY: A new technique developed by NASA enables the preparation of metal/composite hybridlaminates, also known as fiber metal laminates (FML), by depositing metal directly ontofabric using a plasma deposition process. FMLs provide a useful combination of structuraland functional properties for both aerospace and non-aerospace applications. Currently,FMLs are prepared in a compression process utilizing a press or autoclave with metalliclayers (foils) sandwiched between layers of glass or graphite prepreg (preimpregnatedfibers with a matrix resin). The NASA process deposits the metal on the fiber via plasmadeposition. Theporosity of the coated fabric allows for resin infusion.To express interest in this opportunity, please respond to Sean Sullivan, ResearchTriangle International (RTI), at: NASA Langley Research Center, Strategic RelationshipsOffice (SRSO), 17 West Taylor St., Mail Stop 218, Building 1212, Room 110 Hampton,Virginia, E-mail: [email protected], or phone: 757-864-5055. Please indicate thedate and title of the FBO notice and include your company and contact information.RTI is responsible for aggregating and acknowledging all responses. These responses areprovided to members of NASA Langleys Innovative Partnerships Office within the SRO forthe purpose of promoting public awareness of our technology products, and conductingpreliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for futurelicensing opportunities. If direct licensing interest results from this posting, SRO willfollow the formal licensing process of posting in the Federal Register as required. Nofollow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.